Police dog catches man doing a runner in cane

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A MAN who needed stitches after he was apprehended by a police dog has been deemed an "unacceptable risk of failing to appear" and "committing further offences" and denied bail.

Robert Larry Petersen, 21, limped into the dock at the Mackay Magistrates Court yesterday. His right arm appeared to be heavily bandaged and was in a sling.

He is charged with numerous consecutive traffic offences over July 10, 11 and 12 and it's alleged he attempted to run from police.

Duty solicitor Monique Sheppard, who applied for bail on his behalf, said he'd been in hospital from July 12 and was only released on Monday. He needed about 20 stitches in his right arm.

Petersen is charged with failing to stop, disqualified driving, driving an unregistered and uninsured vehicle that also wasn't in a safe condition at the corner of Cowleys and Schmidtkes Rds, assault/obstruct police and possessing dangerous drugs and used utensils on July 12.

He is also accused of disqualified driving and driving an unregistered an uninsured vehicle that wasn't compliant with vehicle standards on Schmidtkes Rd on July 11 and disqualified driving and driving an unregistered and uninsured vehicle that wasn't in a safe condition on Broadsound Rd on July 10.

On Saturday, police attended a single-vehicle crash at cane paddocks off Cowleys Rd at Ooralea, which occurred after a vehicle officers were attempting to intercept drove off. The driver had then run off further into the cane paddocks, police said.

The 21-year-old was apprehended by the dog squad and charged with various traffic and drug-related offences.

Petersen was on bail for an indictable offence when he was allegedly found in possession of dangerous drug, which is also an indictable offence. This put him in a "show cause" position in terms of bail.

He has also been charged with assault occasioning bodily harm on March 31 and two warrants had to be issued when he failed to turn up for his court appearance.

Magistrate Damien Dwyer refused bail and adjourned the matters to July 23.